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Suggest Treatment For Large Welts Behind Leg After Bug Bites
I got bitten twice by a bug. I think it was a mosquito because after after 24 hrs of very itchy skin, two large swollen welts appeared on the back of my leg. The welts were about the size of a quarter each and were tomato red and very itchy. I kept adding itching cream and an ice pack. 24 hours after that, they wereless than half the size, with almost no swelling. In fact one is almost completely gone except for the red mark, but the second has a very small bump on top of the bite. And while the main bite is still red, the added bump is the color of my skin (maybe a little lighter, it s hard to tell because of the red area). I was wondering what that added bump was?
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, most of the skin lesions responds very well to the steroid (Local) in my opinion keep applying this later or sooner it will be fine soon, if this is not responding then just leave it like this only and wait for some time it will be fine on its own, if not then you can try "Mometasone" cream hope this information helps, take care and have a nice day.
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Suggest Treatment For Large Welts Behind Leg After Bug Bites
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, most of the skin lesions responds very well to the steroid (Local) in my opinion keep applying this later or sooner it will be fine soon, if this is not responding then just leave it like this only and wait for some time it will be fine on its own, if not then you can try Mometasone cream hope this information helps, take care and have a nice day.